$0.55 NLHE MTT: 6 Hands - Shove or not hands?

[RamdeeBen]

Hi guys,

I've got a few hands from some MTT SnG's for you which I want opinions on if these are the correct plays in terms of EV or if I should be folding these and waiting for a better spot?

I'll be listing them as 1,2,3 etc so if you could just answer the following (even give an answer as to why if you like, if not then just 1:shove/fold 2:shove/fold etcetc.

Cheers guys!



1: pokerstars No-Limit Hold'em, 0.5 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (7 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t5224)
MP1 (t5685)
Hero (MP2) (t4895)
CO (t2500)
Button (t3788)
SB (t4690)
BB (t1240)

Hero's M: 16.32

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A

, J

UTG calls t200, MP1 calls t200, Hero bets t1000, 1 fold, Button raises to t3788 (All-In), 4 folds, Hero calls ??


Ok, kind of tough spot here or not? I thought it was tough, I thought maybe I should be open shoving here to start with, then thought could he be trying to steal here as I didn't open shove and just 4x the blind? Thinking about it, I think I've now played this as bad as possible because I've committed so many chips I know I'm inclinced to call to a degree now after putting in 25% of my chips, Should I of just 2.2x this PF and fold to any shove?

ps: Not sure why I 4x it, I never do this..





2: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 0.1 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (UTG) (t3765)
UTG+1 (t10130)
MP1 (t5555)
MP2 (t7825)
MP3 (t5675)
CO (t8853)
Button (t2970)
SB (t9160)
BB (t3310)

Hero's M: 12.55

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 10

, 10

Hero bets t440, 3 folds, MP3 calls t440, 4 folds

Flop: (t1180) 4

, 8

, K

(2 players)
Hero bets t800, 1 fold

Total pot: t1180

16 blinds left UTG with 10's, should I be just open shipping here or is 2.2x ok to open here? Problem is, like this example, if called and any scared card comes you cbet anyway, what if we're called or shoved on? I feel we have put in to much to now fold but feel checking the flop is wrong too?






3: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 0.5 Tournament, 600/1200 Blinds 75 Ante (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t12680)
MP (t23716)
CO (t8937)
Button (t4168)
SB (t6046)
Hero (BB) (t11953)

Hero's M: 5.31

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5

, 5

2 folds, CO bets t3000, 2 folds, Hero raises to t11878 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: t7050


Is it correct to shove here? I know if called(which most likely will be every time seen as he put in 50% of his stack here) we're most likely a coin flip at best surely he has a monster or A,j+ which he is always called, I kind of guess theres no fold equity here, but is this a spot where we need to be up vs over cards and gamble here?

For some reason he folds...lol..so puts in 50% of his stack to fold (I didnt think I had any fold equity) but lets assume most will never fold here..righty so. So, we never (usually) have any fold equity here so stealing here is never an option. Are we ever good here vs a 50% small stack raise, ever? Thinking about it more, I wonder as MOST people will be raising with so little chips here with monsters like Queens+ A,j+ and hoping to get shoved on? Should I in general lay it down?

Am I right in thinking we are goood more times against a short stack shove than a short stack's half stack raise?

ps: 6handed we are at, bubble was at 7 players.

Thoughts?







4: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 0 Tournament, 75/150 Blinds (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (Button) (t2455)
SB (t2375)
BB (t4375)
UTG (t450)
UTG+1 (t6356)
MP1 (t825)
MP2 (t3625)
MP3 (t1712)
CO (t5312)

Hero's M: 10.91

Preflop: Hero is Button with 10

, A

1 fold, UTG+1 bets t300, 4 folds, Hero raises to t2455 (All-In), 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t2155



Can I ever justify shoving here on the button with a donk min bet UTG (He has previously opened before min bets UTG and folded.

With 16 blinds left and only a min bet, with suited A,10 I was tempted to just flat here in position. Is this SO bad with even 16 blinds left? It's not costing much at all? Anyway I decided to ship as you can see, is this terror bad?






5: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 0.1 Tournament, 1500/3000 Blinds 300 Ante (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP1 (t51337)
MP2 (t45435)
CO (t23775)
Button (t30652)
SB (t460)
BB (t41060)
Hero (UTG) (t20940)
UTG+1 (t21775)

Hero's M: 3.03

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A

, 10

Hero bets t20640 (All-In), 2 folds, MP2 calls t20640, 4 folds



This was a 10cent 360man turbo, so bubble burst ages ago and now we are down to final table, is this a standard shove UTG? I thought so with a M of 3 left..I know the payout structure here is top heavy, but can we lay down here and wait for a better spot seen as there are like 2 stakcs same size as me and a massive short stack of only 500 chips left. Is this a ICM shove error on my part?




6: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 0.1 Tournament, 1000/2000 Blinds 200 Ante (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP2 (t39237)
CO (t52679)
Button (t12650)
SB (t14680)
BB (t22640)
UTG (t23315)
UTG+1 (t3140)
Hero (MP1) (t10565)

Hero's M: 2.30

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K

, 10

2 folds, Hero bets t10365 (All-In), 5 folds

Total pot: t6600


Again, another 360man turbo on stars, K,10 UTG is ok shoving here or is this bad for ICM?



Again if you could list them as 1-6 with just your opinions, would be great


Thanks!

 

[baudib1]

Hand 1:

Probably shove or fold, I think this is OKish and I'd be inclined to call unless shover was very tight.

Hand 2:
Shoving's fine, this is fine, betting flop is good but i'd make it 650, he can't have a K very often.

Hand 3:
Good/standard

Hand 4:
Slightly to mildly bad but if he's min-raised/folded before it's OK.

Hand 5:
I'd wait for the SB to ante off before pushing a marginal spot like this.

Hand 6:
You're not UTG, 2 people folded. Pretty standard.

 

[ben_rhyno]

1) Shove/If you wanna raise/fold then just raise to 700 pre, but don't fold after committing that much of your stack even though you are almost never ahead here, i don't think A9/AT or 77-88 are cold 3-bet shoving 19bbs
2) fine
3) fine
4) fold pre
5) fold pre, too many to act before us, we're probably better shoving the SB and BTN or CO to get these chips back
6) standard UNLESS it's the bubble, because UTG+1 will be blinded out in 2 or 3 hands